“The Chancellor’s autumn statement did little to comfort business, with no clear future support on fuel prices, and the increased burden of taxes' - Alex Brown.
Shropshire Chamber of Commerce has published the latest results of its quarterly business survey.
He added: “The Chancellor’s autumn statement did little to comfort business, with no clear future support on fuel prices, and the increased burden of taxes. But one company from the retail and wholesale sector said: “We have grave concerns about the next six months.” Fewer than 10 per cent of businesses which responded to the survey said they were investing in new plant and machinery, although the amount investing in training rose to one in three – possibly driven by skills shortages, the Chamber said.
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